Mammal Orders 1
Rodents are members of this order:
What is order Rodentia?
Mammals have a back bone. That makes them a:
What is Vertebrate?
All mammals have a body covering of:
What is hair or fur?
Mammals that are insectivores eat this:
What are insects?
An animal that moves on two limbs has this type of locomotion:
What is bipedal?
Rabbits and hares are members of this order:
What is Order Lagomorph?
This term means warm blooded:
What is "Endothermic"?
All mammals have a heart with ____ chambers.
What is 4 chambers?
Mammals that are Frugivores eat this:
What are fruits?
In swimming mammals, these body features allow them to move through the water.
What are flippers and tails?
Bats are members of this order:
What is Order Chiroptera?
Mother mammals possess these to feed their young:
What are mammary glands?
True or False: Mammals have highly developed brains.
What is: True.
These are the two mammals that make up the group known as Monotremes.
What are Opossums and Echidnas?
This term means to lay eggs.
What is Oviparous?
The order Cetaceans includes these mammals:
What are whales?
These 2 features allow mammals to breathe air.
What are lungs and a diaphragm?
Mammal lower jaw bones are characterized as being:
What is: 1 single bone that holds their teeth?
This group of mammals are characterized by having a pouch for their young to develop in.
What are Marsupials?
The Virginia Opossum can consume hundreds of this pest insect a night:
What are ticks?
The order Proboscidea includes which large land mammal?
What are elephants?
Mammals give live birth. The term for this is:
What is Viviparous?
When describing the hearing of mammals- we notice that they all have:
What are 3 middle ear bones?
If a mammal is known as a Sanguinivore - it must feed on:
What is Blood?
What is: "Playing Possum" - they pretend to be dead OR showing their teeth to look menacing.